View from the Capitol by State Rep. Ed Schieffer

I was disappointed that Governor Nixon has decided to withhold the $1 million for the Pike-Lincoln Vocational Tech School that was included in the General Assembly’s override of HB 19. When I contacted the Governor’s office regarding this withholding, he issued the following reasons.
Nixon’s budget director, Linda Luebbering, said the governor temporarily restricted that vocational school expenditure in order to determine whether there is enough money in the particular fund to pay it, and whether the fund can legally be used for the building. I will continue to monitor and stress the importance of those funds being released for the school.
One of the most controversial bills voted on in the Veto Session was HB 436, (the gun bill) which would establish the Second Amendment Preservation Act. I joined with 108 other representatives to override the Governor’s veto. However, in the Senate, the bill failed by two votes to get the 2/3 majority needed and the veto was sustained.
SB 9, (the Ag bill), modifies provisions relating to agriculture. As most of you know, I am the ranking Democratic member of the House Ag-Policy Committee and also serve on the Ag-Business Committee, which makes me the only state representative to serve on both agriculture committees. With my extensive agriculture background, I supported the position of the Cattlemen’s Association and most other agriculture groups. SB 9 will put a 1% cap on foreign ownership of farm land in Missouri and it will make cattle rustling a more serious felony crime.
The final round-up on bills voted on during the Veto Session were:
• HB 7, Section 7.018 (Line-item) – NO MOTION
• HB 7, Section 7.090 (Line-item) – NO MOTION
• HB 10, Section 10.215 (Line-item) – NO MOTION
• HB 19, Section 19.006 (Line-item) – HOUSE OVERRIDE 112-47-1, SENATE OVERRIDE 28-5
• HB 110 – NO MOTION
• HB 253 – HOUSE SUSTAIN 94-67
• HB 278 – HOUSE OVERRIDE 114-45, SENATE OVERRIDE 24-9
• HB 301 – MOTION WITHDRAWN
• HB 329 – HOUSE OVERRIDE 109-51, SENATE OVERRIDE 25-9
• HB 339 – HOUSE OVERRIDE 109-51, SENATE OVERRIDE 26-8
• HB 436 – HOUSE OVERRRIDE 109-49-3, SENATE SUSTAIN 22-12
• HB 611 – HOUSE SUSTAIN 107-54
• HB 650 – HOUSE OVERRIDE 110-50-1, SENATE OVERRIDE 26-8
• HB 1035 – HOUSE OVERRIDE 117-44, SENATE OVERRIDE 26-8
• SB 9 – SENATE OVERRIDE 23-10, HOUSE OVERRIDE 111-50
• SB 28 – SENATE OVERRIDE 24-10, HOUSE NO MOTION
• SB 29 – SENATE SUSTAIN 22-11
• SB 34 – SENATE OVERRIDE 25-9, HOUSE SUSTAIN 90-41
• SB 43– NO MOTION
• SB 51– NO MOTION
• SB 60 – NO MOTION
• SB 73 – NO MOTION
• SB 77 – NO MOTION
• SB 110 – SENATE OVERRIDE 25-9, HOUSE OVERRIDE 109-52
• SB 129 – SENATE OVERRIDE 25-9, HOUSE SUSTAIN 108-53, HOUSE MOTION TO RECONSIDER 109-52, HOUSE OVERRIDE 109-52
• SB 170 – SENATE OVERRIDE 31-3, HOUSE OVERRIDE 125-32-4
• SB 224 – NO MOTION
• SB 240 – NO MOTION
• SB 265 – SENATE OVERRIDE 24-6, HOUSE SUSTAIN 107-53-1
• SB 267 – SENATE OVERRIDE 23-10, HOUSE SUSTAIN 108-53
• SB 342– NO MOTION
• SB 350– NO MOTION
If you would like more information on these bills, or any other legislation, you may go to the House website mentioned below.
As always, I respect your trust and value your advice, comments and questions. Let me know how I may serve you and your family. Now that the Legislature is adjourned, I am home in the District. I would be available to meet with groups or individuals locally. Please call me at (573)751-9459, toll free at (855)285-3781, locally at (636)299-3270 or (636)462-7295. If you wish to fax my office, our number is (573)522-0441. You may email me at ed.schieffer@house.mo.gov or elected11thmorep@excite.com. You may also check the final outcome of legislation at http://house.mo.gov.

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